After 2 years of looking at an empty aquarium I set it back up on Sunday with goldfish for my 3 year old.

Overnight on Sunday the pump outflow sprung a leak. I mopped up what I could but the tank is placed near a wall and water has gotten into the expansion gap under the flooring near the skirting board.

I have no real idea how much water leaked, up to 10 litres is my estimate.

The laminate on a different part of the floor gas started to swell and rise up at the joint.

I can't move the tank as it weighs a ton unless I drain it but I'm scared the floor will spring up.

Will it dry out and go back down? Or am I looking at having to replace the entire living room and hallway? or depending on the direction it was laid can I just replace a section?

I would upload some photos but I don't know how to.....

To be blunt your fooked.

The laminate will not click back together and you will have a neigh on impossible job finding out what laminate you have down and matching it up to replace just a section. Even if you do know which one it is and can still get that laminate and colour be aware that sometimes the manufacturers change locking systems or wear layer on the surface every few years so that they can sell you more instead of like yourself just replacing a section.

Good luck, your gonna need it.

PsYcHoBiLlY fReAkOuT "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law"

Sorry to butt in, just easier than starting a new thread.
Just wanted to know how easy laminate flooring is to fit as I want to do my flat. Obviously I don't want to start something and then find out it's harder than I thought.
From others experiences, am I safer just paying for a pro to fit it? I'm no expert when it comes to diy but I'm not a total moron either.

''At times, Brighton looked so comfortable they could have been settling into an armchair with a nice mug of hot tea and a plate of biscuits.''

Sorry to butt in, just easier than starting a new thread.
Just wanted to know how easy laminate flooring is to fit as I want to do my flat. Obviously I don't want to start something and then find out it's harder than I thought.
From others experiences, am I safer just paying for a pro to fit it? I'm no expert when it comes to diy but I'm not a total moron either.

Laying the floor is easy. I did an 18ft x 12ft room in about a day & half using hand saw & rubber mallet & gluing joints.

2 things: 1 is your floor level - as this is critical to making it easy / a good job
2 - will you remove skirting boards & replace over new floor? This looks & lasts much better than using scotia / beading to cover the expansion gaps

The laminate will not click back together and you will have a neigh on impossible job finding out what laminate you have down and matching it up to replace just a section. Even if you do know which one it is and can still get that laminate and colour be aware that sometimes the manufacturers change locking systems or wear layer on the surface every few years so that they can sell you more instead of like yourself just replacing a section.

Good luck, your gonna need it.

This. I've got a small area in my living room which got water damaged. Luckily, it is underneath one of the sofas so not hugely noticeable.

Hate the stuff. Looks rubbish, feels horrible underfoot, wears out, expands and contracts too much, sounds awful when walked on etc. Cheap and very nasty stuff that in the not too distant future, everybody will be ripping up and putting it where it belongs. In a skip.